Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-16

That's What President Hurt and Di.
rector Glover will Report.
THEIR TRIP TO THE WEST AND INSPECTION OF STREET
| RAILROAD FACILITIES.

RAILROAD FACILITIES.
President Hurt and Director c. C. Glover, OF the
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Co., re-
turned to Washington Saturday evening, after
an absence OF fve weeks spent In the West ex.
amtntng the different street railway motors in
use in some Of the most important cities. Mr.
Glover said to STAR reporter to-day that their
tour had been highly satisfactory, and their ex-
animation resulted In convincing them that the
cable system is undoubtedly the best, and they
will strongly recommend its adoption by the local
company.
'sWe first went to Cincinnati, j." said Mr.. Glover,
''where we found cheap plant for running cars
by cable In operation, which was to certain ex-
tent successful. At st. Louis, where we next went
the plant was even OF cheaper character than In
CINCINNATI, neither line. however, proved failure.
AT Kansas CITY they were putting in q splendid
plant Which gives promise OF complete success.
Ine1r street railroads are keeping pace with the
phenomenal growth of that city and the energy OF
The people. We next visited Los Angeles. There we
found cheap line which had been established to
run into the suburbs to boom property. There was
osaa 0ns singe I Track With something sup
worked satisfactorily, and everything doomed SO
rapidly that ts is the intention TO establish
IS one Of the E1e real slqapse
places l ever saw. The brokers literally dc
business on G$he streets. At San Francisco We
admirably and everybody was delighted. we
next went to Salt Lake City and then to omaha
In the latter city fine plant is being established
which gives promise OF complete success We
then went to Chicago. Nothing but cable road
suits them there. They run TWO and three cars
together, make excellent time, and we were told
That accidents are becoming less and less fre
Quent."
THE ROAD OF THE FUTURE.
"The cable road is the road of the future un
doubtedly," he continued. 'It is far superior tl
the electric motor. In fact we saw tha,
the latter is complete failure, while
tne Other is successful even when inexpenS1yely
eStaDnsned. We learned that the greater speed
acquired the less likelihood there Is of accident
Ine carSca Oe run at rate OF or miles with
OUT any d1nculty, and 1t Is proposed to run, IL
some cases, as much as IL or II miles an hour. O
an places Washington Is the best adapted to 8
ca0ie ROAD, where there Is plenty of roOm and bu,
nCtie II any danger Of accident. We can't do any
Lnlng ABOUT change until Congress authorizes it.
we can get everything in readiness, however, sc
tnat as soon as permission Is granted work can be
| completion. With q cable road we won't
need anything but cars to accommodate
the largest kind OF a crowd. II we had a cable
ROAD now the crowds expected at the National
Dr1ii could be readily accommodated. With the
horsepower 1t would be necessary TO secure al
addltlonai supply OF horses for temporary use tC
take care OF the crowd. This would entail great
expense, and would be only partially satisfactory
a1ter all What we propose to do is to establish
Inc pest line possible for money. We will spend /,
freely, In order to insure from the start.
VIII De q permanent institution, and will not be
sold as speculation"